Abstract

The rapid advancement in Information andCommunications Technologies (ICTs) has given rise to newapplications that were impossible just few years ago. Agriculture isan important sector with the majority of the rural population indeveloping countries depending on it. The sector faces majorchallenges of enhancing production in a situation of dwindlingnatural resources necessary for production. ICT plays animportant role in challenging and uplifting the livelihoods of therural populace using an agro computer-based information system.This paper proposes an Agro-Information System that enables afarmer to have relevant information about a crop, such as thevarieties and other requirements like soil type, temperature, typeand quantity of fertilizer, time of planting, time of maturity,planting distance, diseases, pest, pest and Disease controlmeasures, rainfall, sunshine, etc. of that crop. The level ofapplication of this information determines the volume andefficiency of the crop yield. An AIS software is designed andimplemented which helps the farmer achieve the afore-mentionedobjectives.

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